Read about allergy treatment, symptoms, testing, shots, and medicine. Learn about the types of allergies (asthma, allergic rhinitis, seasonal, conjunctivitis, eczema, anaphylaxis, hives) causes, risk factors, and more.
In addition to relieving symptoms, allergy shots may also decrease the need for medication and reduce the risk of developing asthma in patients with allergic rhinitis, particularly when starting shots during childhood. While the use of allergy shots requires careful monitoring and a significant time c...
I adopted her when she was 8 so she probably had been given shots many times since our Animal Control requires them for licensing. But instead of rabies shots, I had titers done and her numbers were so high that Animal Control waived her rabies shots for the rest of her life. Titers ...
“Many tragic and preventable deaths have occurred through the years from anaphylaxis,” says Garrow-Holding. “To think that a life can be lost simply by coming into contact with a food item is motivation in itself to arm and educate the community. Food allergy is a chronic illness and a ...
Testing for multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome (also known as idiopathic environmental intolerance (IEI), clinical ecological illness, clinical ecology, environmental illness, chemical AIDS, environmental/chemical hypersensitivity disease, total allergy syndrome, cerebral allergy, 20th century disease) ...
Allergy shots, a form of treatment known as immunotherapy, involve injecting small quantities of substances to which the patient is allergic. The shots are given regularly for a long time to desensitize the patient or get the patient to tolerate the allergen without developing symptoms. This type...
During certain seasons, allergies can make you miserable. Learn what causes allergy flare-ups during spring and summer During spring and summer, allergies can flare up and make you miserable, causing sneezing, runny nose, and red, itchy eyes. Allergy or hypersensitivity is an exaggerated response...
Keep 2 shots of epinephrine with you at all times. You may need a second shot, because epinephrine only works for about 20 minutes and symptoms may return. Your provider can show you and family members how to give the shot. Check the expiration date every month and replace it before it ...
Antihistamines, corticosteroids and decongestants, as well as other OTC allergy medications, such as nasal sprays and allergy shots, are most oftenprescribed by doctorsto counteract the effects of histamines produced by the body. However, they do have side effects, and sometimes they take weeks to...
Through my childhood and even young adulthood, I spent more time sick than well. I was constantly missing school due to illness. Teachers and classmates assumed I was faking it, and said so often. At a certain point I *was* sort of faking it because going back after missing so much mad...